The Manufactured Woman: The Story of Pandora and How She Inspired Generations of Artists by Mary Sharp In Greek legend, Pandora was created with the express purpose of…

The Philosophy of Buying Art by Vivienne Laws This talk is for anyone who feels baffled or simply fascinated by the fact that a work of art that…

Music in Art by Sophie Matthews So many of our historical references for musical instruments can be found in works of art. Not only can these windows into…

Balenciaga, Dior & Fath: Haute Couture’s Holy Trinity by Scott William Schiavone Haute couture is more than fashion—it is a true art form, and some of its most…

The Glasgow Girls by Elaine Hansen The Glasgow Girls, a group of women artists and designers studied and worked in Glasgow at the turn of the twentieth century….

Art Deco Jewellery by Clare Phillips This glittering lecture delves into the world of Art Deco jewellery during the dazzling decades of the 1920s and ’30s, a time…

The Sahara as Palimpsest. A Cultural History of the World’s Greatest Desert by Eamon Gearon The Sahara has inspired the artistic and cultural life of the West for…

The Swinging Sixties by Steve King By 1960 interest in rock ‘n’ roll had started to fade, its biggest star was moving on and a new generation of…